Vocational Preparation for the New Workforce: The Private Training Option in Manitoba

Authors

  • Robert Sweet Lakehead University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v10i1.2081

Abstract

This article examines the preparation for and transition to work of students enrolled in Manitoba's private vocational training schools (PVTS). Issues involving equity and efficiency in the postsecondary system form the context of the study. Equity is discussed in terms of participation and accessibility. Students' reasons for enrolling in a PVTS and their expectations of the program are examined as are gender-related differences in enrolment patterns among the various PVTS programs. Efficiency issues of skill development in the Business Services and Personal Services program areas and their relevance to service sector work also are considered. Given the direction of government funding policies, and the possibilities of a two-tiered training system, the ability of PVTS to provide accessible and useful employment skills is explored from the students' perspective.

Résumé

Cet article porte sur la préparation des étudiants inscrits dans les écoles de formation professionnelle du Manitoba (PVTS), et sur leur transition vers le marché du travail. Notre étude se penche sur les enjeux d'équité et d'efficience dans le système éducatif post-secondaire. La notion d'équité comprend la participation et l'accès aux services éducatifs. Nous examinerons les motifs et les attentes des étudiants inscrits au PVTS, de même que les variations des taux d'inscription chez les hommes et les femmes dans les divers programmes PVTS. L'efficience, en termes de l'acquisition d'habiletés nouvelles, sera examinée pour les programmes de Services d'entreprise et de Services personnels. La pertinence de ces programmes pour l'industrie des services sera également analysée. Dans le contexte des politiques de compressions budgétaires et de l'émergence d'un système de formation à deux vitesses, nous discuterons de la capacité des PVTS à donner accès à des habiletés utiles sur le marché du travail, du point de vue des étudiants eux-mêmes.

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Published

1996-05-01

How to Cite

Sweet, R. (1996). Vocational Preparation for the New Workforce: The Private Training Option in Manitoba. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 10(1), 67–88. https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v10i1.2081

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (1996)

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